adj
Meaning 1
That overreaches (all senses).
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Standard Lemma guide
overreaching
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CMU ARPABET: OW1 V ER0 R IY2 CH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act or process of overreach (e.g. reaching beyond or extending past acceptable limits).
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noun
Meaning 3
Deception.
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of overreach
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- vaulting ambition
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Synonyms: vaulting
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English overreach Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English overreaching From overreach + -ing.
Etymology tree English overreach Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English overreaching From overreach + -ing.
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